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Civil Litigation

Oct. 16, 2025

Amco seeks to avoid defending hotel in sex trafficking suit

Amco Insurance sued Paradise Inn seeking a declaration it needn't defend or indemnify the hotel in a sex trafficking lawsuit, citing policy exclusions for abuse and negligent supervision claims.

Amco Insurance Company has sued a client to obtain a declaration that it does not have a duty to defend a hotel in an underlying sex trafficking lawsuit filed by a Jane Doe.

Amco's complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court says it issued four successive business owners' policies to Paradise Inn from August 25, 2005, through August 25, 2009. The policies had per-occurrence coverage limits of $1 million and $2 million in the aggregate. Excerpts from the policies cited i...

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